Chapter 333: The Life Spring!

"My lord! Good morning!"

"My lord, good morning!"

Bells jingled

Two lovely maids entered the room; Gervas temporarily set aside his worries.

No matter what, nothing was more important than his own lord enjoying himself.

Otherwise, working himself to exhaustion, worrying day and night—what was the point of being a lord at all?

"Caroline, Rebeca, good morning!"

Gervas stood up with a warm smile; the two maids immediately got to work.

Caroline walked toward the clothes rack, where Gervas's silk ceremonial robes hung.

Rebeca set down the copper basin and took a warm towel to wash Gervas's face.

"My lord, is this pressure alright?"

"Perfect, Rebeca!"

Rebeca's movements were now precise, her touch just right.

"Giggling, Rebeca, look—you've been praised again by the lord! I'm so envious of you!"

Rebeca's face flushed crimson. "Sister Caroline, without you, I never would've learned to serve the lord so quickly!"

"Rebeca speaks truly, Caroline—your contribution is no small thing!" Gervas knew Caroline wasn't jealous, merely teasing Rebeca.

But that didn't stop him from soothing the senior maid too.

Indeed, Caroline's face lit up with joy.

At that moment, Gervas added, "Of course, the punishment still cannot be waived!"

"My lord, Caroline knows," Caroline's eyes shimmered, making Gervas want to start the punishment right away.

…

"Set out!"

At Gervas's command, the party of six knights and thirty cavalrymen rode out of the castle toward Wheat Fragrance Town.

Now that he had light cavalry, Gervas no longer brought infantry on his outings.

After all, cavalry was faster and more efficient.

And such a display—if the Storm Lordship weren't so remote—would have drawn a hundred percent attention in any major city.

After all, this was unmistakably the grandeur of a noble lord, making Gervas an extremely dashing man.

"My lord, this is Maple Hill. The mountain in the center is its highest peak!"

"Good. The rest of you wait here. Lei Meng, you few come with me."

Outside the crimson maple forest, Gervas arrived at his destination.

This precious thing—the Life Spring—he dared not delay a single moment.

Fortunately, Maple Hill wasn't large, only about ten kilometers in undulating expanse.

Gervas found a serf familiar with the terrain and directly reached the hill's highest peak.

After instructing the cavalry, Gervas took Lei Meng, Mi Gen, and several knights into the woods.

It was autumn; fallen leaves blanketed the ground, opening up the view ahead.

With no danger, Gervas's group soon reached the foot of the peak.

"My lord, why have we come here today?" Mi Gen asked, curious at the somewhat desolate surroundings.

"I need to find a spring source!"

As he spoke, Gervas observed the flow of the stream before him, three or four meters wide.

Since it was a spring, following the stream's course would lead him right to it.

"A spring? My lord? Is it a spiritual spring?" Mi Gen's eyes lit up—he had seen the spiritual spring at Swan Lake, which had drawn the Azure-winged Swans to settle.

If another one appeared, perhaps other wonders might emerge too.

"Something better than a spiritual spring!"

"This… My lord, are there really things better than spiritual springs?" Mi Gen blinked. "The only one I know of is the Elves' Life Spring—surely you don't mean that?"

Mi Gen spoke the last sentence jokingly, not believing it.

But Gervas smiled and nodded. "Correct, Mi Gen—you guessed right. It's the Life Spring."

"This… this… My lord, you're not teasing me, are you?!"

"Do you think I'd be that bored?" Gervas asked.

Mi Gen shrank back. "My lord, you'd never be that bored—but… but this is just too unbelievable!"

Still, despite his words, Mi Gen searched with the greatest vigor.

If he could truly see the legendary Life Spring that could revive the dead, his life would be worth boasting about forever.

Lei Meng and the other knights said less than Mi Gen, but upon learning Gervas sought the Life Spring, they too gave their utmost effort.

Ahead, the stream soon split into five branches.

Each of these five branches could be the Life Spring's source.

Fortunately, Gervas's group was large, so they split up to search.

Very quickly, a discovery was made.

The one who found it was Mi Gen himself.

"My lord, come quick! This little ditch of mine flows straight from a spring—is this the Life Spring you're looking for?!"

Through the dense forest, Gervas heard Mi Gen's shout.

He didn't delay; he headed straight for Mi Gen's location.

Soon, Gervas arrived at Mi Gen's spot.

It was a hollow on the left side of the hill peak.

Around it rose stone cliffs seven or eight meters high.

Beneath the cliffs, a spring continuously bubbled forth water.

The water gathered into a stream, flowing steadily toward the main river downstream.

"My lord, is this the Life Spring?" Mi Gen looked at him with eager hope.

Gervas had already faintly sensed unusual elemental fluctuations, but he couldn't be certain.

"We need to test it!"

"My lord, how do we test it?" Mi Gen couldn't wait.

"Simple—extend your hand." Gervas smiled slightly.

Mi Gen, confused, extended his hand.

A sharp flash—*pfft*—a bloodline appeared on his palm.

"Try it—see if this water can heal your wound!"

"If it can, then Mi Gen, you've truly found the Life Spring!"

Mi Gen's eyes widened.

Holy hell! He silently exclaimed.

So that's how you test it—but isn't this wound a bit too big?

Just to verify, a tiny puncture on the fingertip would've sufficed!

Of course, before this thought fully formed, Mi Gen's eyes widened again.

"Eh? My lord, look! Look at my hand!"

As Mi Gen dipped his hand into the spring, faint green specks appeared in the clear water.

These green specks slowly drifted toward the wound on his palm.

Instantly, visibly, the nearly five-centimeter wound began to heal.

First, the bleeding stopped; then flesh regenerated; then a scab formed.

After the scab formed, it naturally peeled away—the five-centimeter wound shrank to four, then three.

Then… well, there was no further change.

At this point, the green specks had been entirely consumed.

"Uh, My lord, why did it stop?!" Mi Gen blinked, pulling his hand out.

Though a three-centimeter scab remained, it would heal naturally by tomorrow or the day after.

But this still fell short of the legendary Life Spring's reputation.

"Mi Gen, this spring is merely an embryonic form of the Life Spring—it contains the Life Element but is not yet fully developed."

"To make it a true Life Spring like the Elves', you must build a large enough pool to gather more Life Energy and let it nurture itself."

"I see! My lord, this is still amazing! If the Life Spring truly matures, we'll never fear injuries in battle again!" Mi Gen's disappointment vanished at once.

After all, as long as the Life Spring existed, even waiting was worth it.

At this moment, Lei Meng and the others arrived, drawn by the commotion.

Hearing Mi Gen describe the spring's miracle while showing his wound, their faces lit up with joy.

Gervas wasted no time—he ordered Lei Meng and the others to bring stones and mark the spot.

Later, Old John could send workers to build a spring pool, accumulating the water and Life Element.